Around the National Lacrosse League for the games of the Divisional Final weekend, 29-30 April 2005. (Summaries are based on best-available information and may be amended as necessary.)

Rochester Knighthawks at Toronto Rock
Friday, 7:30 PM - Air Canada Centre
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Brian Beisel scored twice in a third-quarter Rock run, helping to clip the Knighthawks, 12-10.

Toronto (13-4, 1-0) stayed a step ahead of the Knighthawks for much of the first quarter, holding leads of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2. However, Rochester put up four goals in the second quarter and struck to open the third, for an 8-6 lead.

Beisel followed a minute later by scoring to touch off a four-goal run, after which the Rock led 10-8, an advantage it would not relinquish the rest of the way.

Rochester (11-7, 1-1) pulled within a goal to begin the fourth quarter, but after eight minutes of 10-9 lacrosse, Phil Sanderson buried a shorthander and John Rosa stretched it to 12-9 a short time later.

Scott Evans and John Grant scored three goals each for Rochester. Beisel, Josh Sanderson and Nick Trudeau led the Rock with two goals each.

Toronto will host the NLL Champion's Cup Final on 14 May, against the winner of Saturday's game between Arizona and Calgary.

Arizona Sting at Calgary Roughnecks
Saturday, 10:00 PM - Pengrowth Saddledome
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A nine-goal fourth quarter pushed the Sting past the Roughnecks, 19-15, in the Western Division Final.

Calgary (10-7, 0-1) led for just about the entire first half, posting leads of 4-3 after one quarter and 9-7 at halftime, led by two goals each from Tracey Kelusky, Kaleb Toth and Jason Wulder.

After holding the Roughnecks to a 3-3 tie in the third quarter, Arizona (11-7, 2-0) exploded for nine goals in the final fifteen minutes, including six in a row by six different scorers.

Dan Dawson and Craig Conn led Arizona with four goals each, while Kelusky tallied four and Lewis Ratcliff three for the Roughnecks.

Arizona advances to the Champion's Cup Final, 14 May at Toronto.